Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, possibly Toulouse, ca. 1490
M.463 fol. 377v

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Half-figure of Agatha of Catania, nimbed, holds open book with pseudo-inscription in left hand and palm in right hand. Figure in room decorated with curtain.
Margin is decorated with floreate border, including roses and strawberries, inhabited by two owls.